The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-08
CARLISLE'S COMMITTEES.
He is HARD AT WORK TRYING TO
MAKE THEM STRONG.

AL the Members Invited to Call and
Notify Him of Their Preferences
The Men to Whom Some of the
Chairmanships will Probably Fall
Senate Committees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Speaker Carlisle
is hard at work on the House committees
and the two caucus committees are hard at
work on the Senate committees, The
Speaker spent the day in his room at the
Capitol listening to the request of members
for places on the committees. He had an
nounced quietly that he would be glad to
know their preferences and that he would
devote several days to receiving them. He
has had cards prepared containing the
names Of members of the committees they
prefer. When he has gotten them all filled
he will arrange them as best he can.
ToBE AS STRONG AS POSSIBLE.
He proposes to have the committees as
strong as possible and WILL therefore, pick
out the best men in every case, first meeting
the individual preferences when he can, but
ignoring even the rank held by a member
on a committee last SESSION, he will not
always promote the second man to the
craftsmanship, unless the chairman has
failed of reelection. Certain chairmanships
are pretty well understood to have been
already assigned. Mr.. Mills will go to the
head Of the Ways and Means William L.
Scott, who was said to have been selected
for this craftsmanship, said tonight that he
would neither take that nor any other place
on the WAYS and Means Committee He
did not feel like undertaking that sort of
work.
RANDALL SECURE.
Mr.. Randall will be chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, but the rest of
that committee will be stronger than last
session.
Mr.. Turner will be chairman of the Com
mittee on Elections, Mr. Culberson of the
Judiciary, Mr.. Bland of the Coinage,
Weights and Measures, Mr.. Blanchard of
Rivers and Harbors, Mr.. Hatch of Agri-
culture Mr.. Herbert of Naval Affairs, Mr..
Blount of Post Offices, Mr.. Scott of Bank
ing and Currency, Mr.. Springer of Terri
tories, and Mr.. Forney of Militia.
Mr.. Belmont will be chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee
Mr. Cox was talked of by the New York
delegation in recommending this to the
Speaker. This committee will also be
strengthened, SO that it will be more efficient
than in the last Congress.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, will probably take
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Commerce; Mr.. Clardy, of Missouri, of the
Committee on Mining, and Mr. Oates, of
Lands William Walter Phelps will proba-
bly, succeed Mr.. Hiscock on tho Ways and
Means Committee.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate more difficulty is expe-
rienced than in the House, because the Sc
lectons have to be made by two caucus
committees by diplomacy The managers
hope, however, to place everybody within
day or two. The attempt of the Democrats
to get large representation and additional
chairmanships has failed The contest is
now between individuals for places on
favorite committees. Messrs. Hiscock and
Farwell are trying for Warner Miller's place
on the Finance Committee. Mr.. HiScock as
Mr.. Miller's successor in the Senate and as a
member of the WAYS and Means Committee
in the last House will probably get it, and
Mr.. Farwell will go on the Committee on
Appropriations in place of Mr.. Logan.
TELLER TO BE REWARDED.
There is a vacancy ON the Judiciary Com
mittee which is greatly coveted, and which
Mr. Teller, of Colorado, will probably get.
He was to have had place on that COM
mittee two years ago, but stood aside to
give Mr.. Evarts the opportunity. He will
now receive his reward
Mr.. Chandler will either get the chair
manship of the Naval Affairs Committee,
or that on the District of Columbia, prob
ably the latter, since it is vacant and the
other is held by Mr.. Cameron, of PennsYl-
vania.
The other New England Senators will
probably remain where they are.
Mr.. Cullom, of Illinois, will be on a
special committee on interstate commerce,
of which he would like to be chairman
1t is probable that the Committee on
Railroads will be charged with the inter
state commerce question, but Mr.. Sabin, of
Minnesota, was chairman of that and will
probably want to remain.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, will go on this
committee.